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PimcorevsRustDesk Server

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

PimcoreRustDesk Server
Score61/10074/100
Rank in category#6 of 18 in Content Management#4 of 22 in Remote Desktop
GitHub stars3 88310 630
Stars, last 30 days+28+174
Stable releases, 12 months352
Latest releasev2026.3.3.1 · 22 Oct 20261.1.16 · 20 Jul 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languagePHPRust

Which one should you pick?

RustDesk Server scores 74/100 against 61/100 for Pimcore, so it is the safer default.

Pimcore ships more often: 35 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for RustDesk Server.

If you want the quickest setup, RustDesk Server is easier to run; Pimcore needs more configuration.

RustDesk Server is growing faster right now (+174 stars in 30 days).

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